1. Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was an Italian physician known for his works in pathology and hygiene.
25 Facts About Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli studied for his medical degree at the University of Pisa.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was trained in pathology under the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli worked in medical services at Florence, Palermo, and Rome.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was Chair of Pathology at the Sapienza University of Rome.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was known to the public for his service during cholera outbreak and in establishing hospitals, particularly the Institute for Experimental Hygiene in Rome.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli's father was a Medical Officer at Pieve Santo Stefano, and his mother a landowner.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli completed medical course and obtained MD degree from the University of Pisa.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli went to France and Germany to have further training in pathology and worked with Rudolf Virchow at the University of Berlin.
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In 1859 the Second Italian War of Independence broke out which prompted Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli to go home and fight for his country.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli volunteered as army physician, and was posted as lieutenant doctor among the troop called Hunters of the Apennines under the command of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was wounded at the war front in Milazzo, and then again at Messina.
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In between the wars, in 1864 Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the Institute of Florence.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli became Director and Professor of Pathological Anatomy until his retirement in 1886.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli continued as Professor Emeritus to his last day.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was elected member of Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1892 and served as member of the Standing Committee on Finance.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli married Bianca Fortini, but they had no children.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli remarried Sophia Ingham-Whitaker, who predeceased him just before his own death.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was decorated with Silver Medal of Military Valour for his service in the Italian Army.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was appointed Director of The Courier Sicilian during 1868 to 1869.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was elected Member of the Society of Medical Physics of Florence in 1862, Extraordinary member of the Higher Council of Education, National member of the Accademia dei Lincei on 2 January 1874.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli became Member of the Higher Council of Education between 1893 and 1897, and between 1898 and 1900.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was founder of several hospitals in Palermo, the Hospital of Alcamo, Villa Sofia, dell'Istituto fisiopatologico di Spirito, and the Institute of Experimental Hygiene at University of Rome.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was Director of the Institute of Experimental Hygiene, University of Rome from 1883 to 1886.
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Corrado Tommasi-Crudeli was conferred Knight of the Order of Savoy Civil on 20 February 1898.